The ArcelorMittal Orbit, designed by Anish Kapoor as an artistic centrepiece for the Olympic Park in Stratford, is being constructed by just four men... more
Today's sculptures have grown to such huge proportions that hardly any of them fit in the Royal Academy's survey. Never mind - there are more enduring pleasures to behold... more
A signed photograph by Anish Kapoor of his Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate has a starting price of just £50 at an auction in aid of an autism charity... more
Anish Kapoor has long encouraged deep interaction with his work, playing with our reflection in his concave mirrors, and sucking us into his apparently endless "voids" cut into pieces of stone, the wall or the floor.... more
Melvyn Bragg was presented with an Outstanding Achievement award as he prepared to sign off from his long-running ITV programme The South Bank Show... more
Royal Academy is throwing open its doors until midnight tomorrow in anticipation of a final day’s surge of visitors to see Anish Kapoor’s exploding cannon and slow-moving block of wax... more
They are candid, provocative - and totally at odds with each other. Our resident 'sexperts' offer conflicting advice on Londoners' sexual dilemmas...
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At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood... more
There isn’t an overriding theme but the curators at the Blood on Paper exhibition have selected works which demonstrate great craftsmanship, so very V&A.... more
A shocking Francis Bacon painting depicting a female nude apparently in a drugged stupor has sold for £7.9million, an auction world record for a work by the British artist.... more
The Gimpel Fils gallery may have had its heyday in the 1950s but that doesn't stop this gathering of artists old and new feeling and looking as fresh as anything that might tickle your fancy in the more prestigious galleries of East London.... more
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